Fylja

Old Norse Dictionary - fylja

Meaning of Old Norse word "fylja" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

fylja
u, f. a filly (cp. fyl), in the pun, ek vil fá þér þar fylju er þú fær mér fola, I will give thee a filly for a foal, from a box on the ear being called ‘cheek-horse’ (kinn-hestr), Gísl. 27, 111.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᛚᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
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